[aeronca65tl]

I have noticed some here have discussed making in-car video recordings of their car (at an autocross, track day or just a drive in the country).

Some of the options for action cameras (often called "GoPros") are pretty expensive.

A surprisingly good option is your cellphone (mounted appropriately). Especially if you add something like Harry's Laptimer software (about $15) which can measure/record G-force and velocity.

Another decent option are the plethora of cheap action-cams for sale on eBay. Most are less than $20 and have free shipping. I have several of them I use in my vintage race car (and our club is also thinking of sticking them in student cars at an upcoming drivers school). They have an upside down mode so they can be mounted upside down and the video will come out correct orientation.
Some of the cheap cameras also come with wireless remotes but I find them to be unreliable. Otherwise these cameras work well.
These are not super-duper professional resolution but they are totally acceptable for general purpose in-car video use. See the link below.

They can be mounted to a suction cup mount (about $5 on Amazon). But I've also lent mine out to friends and we attached them to roll bars using a simple spring clamp that you can buy in Home Depot for about $3

https://www.ebay.com/itm/113517284105

 

[Bill H]

Same as you. Mine are stick-on and I am going to use them with an old android phone on a visor clip.DIY blind spot monitor. Actually my mirrors are properly adjusted for blind spots, but I like gadgets.

Do you have any idea of which unused fuse is 5-12v and switched so when the 718 is off, so is the accessory?

Thanks

 

[JazzCatGab]

Same as you. Mine are stick-on and I am going to use them with an old android phone on a visor clip.DIY blind spot monitor. Actually my mirrors are properly adjusted for blind spots, but I like gadgets.

Do you have any idea of which unused fuse is 5-12v and switched so when the 718 is off, so is the accessory?

Thanks

I have a $65 VanTrue dashcam with a GPS mount for it, but I power it off the power supply in the ceiling light fixture of my Cayman. I use a 12-5v adapter with pins you just stick in the back of an existing wire connection. You can access the wiring with an old credit card. Here is an Amazon link. Good luck finding something that powers down when the car is off! I have mine powered from the wires to the overhead lights, and although they go off after awhile, the power to the camera never goes off. It just goes to sleep.